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village news Bridge of Weir Churches Together Easter Trail The Bridge of Weir Churches Together Easter Trail – Freeland Church, St Mary’s Church and St Machar’s Ranfurly Church all collaborated to share the Easter story during the school holidays. The Easter Trail runs until Sunday 11th April. The Easter Trail begins at St Machar’s Ranfurly Church (Kilbarchan Road) where you can pick up a free bag for children with the instructions and items that you need on the trail. There are also laminated cards with a prayer trail for teens and adults. Each stop on the trail has a large board explaining part of the Easter story. You can do it in one go or, if it is too long for little or older legs, over a few days. The trail instructions are also online on www.stmacharsranfurlychurch/community and on our churches’ social media pages. Members of Freeland, St Mary’s and St Machar’s Ranfurly Churches have recorded readings through the entire Gospel of Mark (not as long as it sounds!). There will be two or three chapters read daily, which will take approx. 15-20 mins. These videos were shared on YouTube during Holy Week: Palm Sunday (28th March) through to Easter Sunday (4th April).
VW Bistro Since early March, Brookfield has had its very own coffee stall operating from the car park at the Village Hall. Imported from California, the VW Bistro is a converted 1969 T2 VW Campervan and will be serving up tea and premium coffee together with cake. Hours: Saturday & Sunday 10am - 2pm. Social distancing rules apply. For updates, follow VW Bistro on Facebook or Instagram. delaYed agM A virtual Annual General Meeting of Brookfield Village Council covering the period January - December 2019 finally took place on Thursday 25th February via Zoom. This AGM was scheduled for March 2020 but was unable to take place owing to the Covid 19 restrictions. At the meeting, several residents expressed concern at the speed at which some vehicles are being driven in the Village. Both the Village Council and Community Council would urge residents to be mindful of driving at a safe speed. Please be aware that there are 20mph signs in both Albert Road and Victoria Road. This is an indicative speed but it is hoped that for the safety of all residents as well as pets, drivers adhere to this speed on all roads in the village. Thank you in anticipation of your help and co-operation.
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Santa would like to thank all those involved with his sleigh tour this year. A big Thank You to AK Vehicle Rental for providing the van for the sleigh. Also, a big Thank You to all those who came to wave to Santa as he toured about. With any luck Santa will be back to his normal duties this coming Christmas.
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Spring is upon us and already we are planning for Christmas 2021! Alison Bannerman has finished our much acclaimed Christmas card and members of the Paisley Colour Photographic Club are taking photographs for the 2022 Calendar. greetings Cards - due to strong sales we are continually restocking our selection of cards for all occasions. easter sunday - is celebrated on 4th April. Brighten up someone’s day, especially this year, by sending an Easter Greetings card from our colourful display. Post Office - The usual postal services are provided during opening hours. stuart and fiona - Later this month we are saying goodbye to Stuart as he retires and welcoming Fiona as she joins the Post Office team. Stuart, thank you for 4 years of friendly and reliable service. It has been a great pleasure working with you. The Co-op Local Community Fund - The Bridge is one of the three local causes which will benefit from the Fund during 2021. Funds raised will be used to improve facilities. Please register with the Coop to support The Bridge. Join online at “coop.co.uk/membership” or by downloading the “Co-op app.” The reference for The Bridge is 48305. Becoming a Co-op member is an opportunity to assist local community groups, not only this year, but in future years. Thank you for your support over the last number of challenging months. We look forward to serving you soon. (Opening Hours: Mon – 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm; Tues to Sat – 10am to 1pm.
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